Bayreuth Soviet

The Bayreuth Soviet was a short-lived German socialist state that existed in Bayreuth, Bavaria from 3 to 10 October 1919 during the German Revolution. The soviet was created after the Communist Party of Germany rose up in revolution in Bayreuth, with local workers seizing control of the government and the means of production. However, the soviet was crushed by Reichswehr general Hermann Groener just a week after its proclamation.